Laois under 20 Football Championships A and B

[SCFC]

I see some good discussion on the hurling thread about the under 20 championships.

Just interested to hear views on the under 20 football.

The A should be interesting. Looking like SPG, Na Fianna Og and Portlaoise are strong contenders.

Graiguecullen, St Pauls and O'Dempseys should battle out the B.

[BobbyBoucherJr]

St Joseph's must be very disappointed, they won the relevant minor championship 3 years ago and were in the minor final 2 years ago. They have been resoundly beaten in both games this year.

[The PRO]

Port won't be too bad in this either. Don't seem to have any under 20s on the senior team.

[BobbyBoucherJr]

Port won't be too bad in this either. Don't seem to have any under 20s on the senior team.

they have 1, the goalkeeper and Tom Corcoran came on in the leinster club match last Saturday evening.

[Laois man]

Is Hugo Emerson still not u20?

[Karate kid]

He is and will be again next year. Not sure why he wasn't playing last night as I thought his suspension was rescinded. Has he got an injury?

[Blueforever]

Can't believe what I'm seeing on the fixturw list Mountmellick conceeding a under 20 championship match if our second biggest town cannot fulfill a championship fixture things have reached a all time low in the County (hope there was a genuine reason for the concession)

[Laois man]

Ballyfin /mrath conceded aswell Tuesday night.

[Leixman]

Crettyard/Spink have also conceded

[redsetanta]

A Semi finals

Na Fianna Og v Stradbally
Portarlington V Killeshin.

Mountmellick finished with zero points so I assume they just didn't bother fulfilling the last game. Not a great look though.

[The PRO]

Can't believe what I'm seeing on the fixturw list Mountmellick conceeding a under 20 championship match if our second biggest town cannot fulfill a championship fixture things have reached a all time low in the County (hope there was a genuine reason for the concession)

Not defending Mountmellick Parish Gaels at all but it was a dead rubber. Both themselves and Ballylinan had no points and the semi final spots were already decided.

[Laois Rising]

Perhaps a different format for next year's championship is needed or simply run it as a straight knockout competition. It's late in the year and if team's feel they have little or no hope of winning then it is inevitable that walkovers are given. The appetite is no longer there to play.

It is something I do wonder about-with the change of age grades for minor- how many young players when stepping up from minor and find themselves perhaps not breaking into an adult team get little or no football from the age of 17-18/19. Some players will develop later but with virtually no regular football available to them how many end up packing it in, lose interest or have their development stalled due to inactivity.

[SCFC]

Perhaps a different format for next year's championship is needed or simply run it as a straight knockout competition. It's late in the year and if team's feel they have little or no hope of winning then it is inevitable that walkovers are given. The appetite is no longer there to play.

With 8 teams, the format used for the intermediate football championship looks ideal. No dead rubbers guaranteed.

[mountrath1]

Im very intrigued how an amalgamation can include 2 senior teams and their underage squads partake in a B championship (St Pauls), and how a town the size of graiguecullen can play an u20 A championship last year and reach a semi final, we're allowed drop to a B championship. Who in the county board allows this happen.